On the Lamb
For Michael Zigler.
It looks so dramatic.
I lined it all up like I wanted to really enjoy it.
A hot bath.
Two fresh Miller Lites.
A pipe stuffed with weed.
A book for my short attention span.
I get real high.
I slip into the water, fizzy with bath bombs.
I read.
I drink.
And I drift off—away from the day. The reality.
The bad perceptions.
The faulty facial expressions.
The Feeling.
THAT feeling again.
That feeling that it’s time to go. Flee.
By the looks of it in here, I’m going one way or another
and another feels pretty permanent.
This is me on the lamb.
David Himmel is the author of the books Hope Idiotic, The Last DJ, and A Camp Story. An award-winning journalist, he has contributed to several news outlets including POLITICO and The Atlantic. Leader of his two sons and their dog, he's a sailor who does not spend enough time on his boat. Subscribe to his Substack, The Autopsy .
